Big Chill festival 2011 – in pictures

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# Big Chill

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# Empire of the Sun

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# Wild Beasts

Chipmunk, Empire of the Sun and Chemical Brothers among the acts on stage at this year's Big Chill festival at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire

• Read a review of day one at the festival

• Read a review of day two
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Big chill: The Big Chill 2011 - Day 2
Festivalgoers relax by a floodlit festival sign Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: General view of The Big Chill 2011
The grounds of Eastnor Castle, which hosts the festival Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Hayden Thorpe of the Wild Beasts performs at The Big Chill festival
Hayden Thorpe of Wild Beasts Photograph: Rex Features
Big Chill: Aloe Blacc at Big Chill 2011
Soul singer Aloe Blacc Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Festival goers relax by the lake at The Big Chill Festival
Festivalgoers relax by the lake Photograph: Rex Features
Big Chill: Ariel Pink performs his album Haunted Graffiti at the Big Chill festival
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg, aka Ariel Pink Photograph: Ollie Millington/Redferns
Big Chill: Chipmunk performing at The Big Chill festival
Chipmunk Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: The Big Chill 2011 - Day 2
A young music fan gets into the festival spirit Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Ninah Cherry performs at Big Chill Festival 2011
Neneh Cherry Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Main stage at The Big Chill Festival
The crowd at the main stage Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Horace Andy performs at the big chill festival
Horace Andy Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Luke Steele of Empire of The Sun performs at Big Chill Festival 2011
Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun Photograph: Rex Features
Big chill: The crowd wait for Chemical Brothers to headline The Deer Park stage
The crowd wait for Chemical Brothers to headline The Deer Park stage
Photograph: Alicia Canter for Guardian Photograph: Alicia Canter/Guardian
Big Chill: Chemical Brothers perform at The Big Chill 2011 - Day 2
The Chemical Brothers Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big Chill: Big Chill Festival 2011
The first evening of the festival draws to a close Photograph: PA
Big chill: Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae onstage at the festival
Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian Photograph: Alicia Canter/Guardian
Big chill: Jessie J
Jessie J sings Photograph: Rex Features
Big chill: Kanye West
Kanye West performs against a spectacular backdrop Photograph: Ollie Millington/Redferns
Big chill: Lucy Liu and Idris Elba perform on stage with The Bullitts
Lucy Liu and Idris Elba perform on stage with the Bullitts Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
Big chill: The fairground
An illuminated fairground ride in full swing Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns
The Big Chill last day: The Big Chill last day
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy perform on the main stage during the last day of the festival Photograph: Ollie Millington/Redferns
The Big Chill last day: The Big Chill last day
DJ Norman Jay – an established Big Chill regular – looks out at the crowd from the stage on Sunday afternoon
Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Action images

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